Catarina Macario scored her first international goal in nearly three years when the U.S. women's national team defeated Colombia 2-0 in its opening match of the SheBelieves Cup in Houston on Thursday.

The United States defeated Colombia 2-0, while Japan thrashed Australia 4-0 on the opening day of the invitational SheBelieves Cup in Houston.

The United States beat Australia 2-1 and Japan thumped Colombia 4-1 on Sunday to set up a SheBelieves Cup tournament decider on Wednesday between the two favorites. Mina Tanaka scored a second straight brace as Japan delivered another impressive performance in defeating Colombia 4-1.